About Waring

Since its founding in 1972 by Josée and Philip Waring as an alternative approach to schooling, Waring has set itself apart by its commitment to creating an environment where learning can thrive. We strive to maintain a culture that honors and supports the human desire to learn.

Admissions

"As I entered college I was amazed by how well Waring had prepared me. At first it wasn't obvious: I had no idea what it would be like to have 1600 classmates, or suddenly to receive grades! But as the classes started up, I realized that Waring had endowed me with the ability and courage to speak up, to be a leader in countless ways, and to be a positive presence in a community. Waring is not like college: in college, professors may not reach out to students to ensure success, as they do at Waring. But Waring teaches us how to take the initiative to reach out, whether to professors, classmates, or anyone in the community; that skill is invaluable."

Academics

Waring offers a full program of intellectual, aesthetic, and physical activities for its students. The program balances academic rigor with breadth and asks all students to work not only in Humanities, Math, Science, French, Art, and Writing, but also in Theater, Athletics, Music, Travel, and short-term intensives like Camping Trip and the Endterm program.

Athletics

“Waring sports teams maintain a competitive attitude against other teams while fostering a huge amount of support and love for each other. I feel confident in my abilities as an athlete post-Waring, but I also feel confident in my ability to be a good teammate. This relates back to the classroom, and any environment because Waring sports has helped me become a good peer."

Arts

At Waring we believe that finding your voice through small studio arts and crafts, musical study, and theatrical production, will help you find your voice in the world. We ensure that many forms of art are incorporated in students daily lives in order to foster a love of culture and the world around us. Whether practicing a violin concerto, printmaking in the studio, discovering the world through a camera lens, or acting in a classic or avant-garde production, the Waring Arts program has something for everyone. Here, you will often spot musicians rehearsing in their soccer uniforms or students jogging from Chemistry lab to Theater rehearsal.

Co-Curricular

Waring School’s educational program is based on the premise that, in order to learn, students must be challenged with worthy intellectual material, exciting creative projects and ample opportunities to display their talents and expand their ideas through meaningful interactions with peers and adults.

Support Waring

As an independent school, Waring does not receive grants or aid from federal, state or local governments. Tuition only covers a portion of the actual cost of each student’s education. Tax-deductible contributions to the Waring Fund make up the difference.

Junior Trip

The Waring School Junior Trip has been a tradition at the school since 1982 and was an expression of the Warings’ belief that travel promotes intellectual curiosity and individual growth. The trip takes place in June as the students are preparing to become senior leaders. The trip is an extension of the curriculum and students spend time writing and sketching as well as giving presentations about the sites they visit. In recent years classes have visited France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, as well as a trip across America.

The Junior Trip allows our older students to feel personal ownership of a city, a culture and a language. Paris is always a significant part of the trip and students visit a variety of museums and other cultural sites. All of the experiences reflect parts of our program, including visits that relate to the Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts. Students are allowed to become independent and exercise their language skills, gaining confidence in their ability navigate a foreign city with a degree of comfort that very few tourists attain.

The Junior Trip emphasizes personal responsibility and fosters leadership skills and awareness of the needs of the group. The last night of the trip the students reflect on their experience together and are officially recognized as the new School leaders.

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The Waring School offers a highly demanding college-preparatory education, for grades 6-12, which stresses liberal arts in the setting of a supportive school community. The Waring atmosphere is one in which both teachers and students want to learn and believe that school is not an end in itself but is the beginning of a lifelong learning process.